The latest news from our team, partners, and supporters.
TeachAids was started in 2005 as a research initiative at Stanford University. After more than two years of operating within Stanford, TeachAids formally launched as an independent nonprofit this year. We are officially partnered with Stanford, among numerous other organizations worldwide. On December 15, TeachAids celebrated its launch at a special fundraiser at Vino Locale in Palo…
As a response to numerous requests from educators around the world, TeachAids has developed an Educator Handbook to supplement its animated materials. The handbook features TeachAids’ efforts in numerous countries along with simple activities to engage learners. The materials are supplemented with letters from a handful of the TeachAids interdisciplinary experts including Dr. Clifford Nass, Dr. Doug…
TeachAids is pleased to announce the launch of its first East African animation. This version has been adapted to address the social and cultural challenges facing HIV/AIDS education in Rwanda and features voices of actors from the Rwanda Cinema Center. The animation is in Kinyarwanda, one of the country’s official languages. In partnership with numerous…
TeachAids presented research at the Stanford School of Medicine’s Eighth Annual Fall Forum on Community Health and Public Service held on campus last week at the Arrillaga Alumni Center. The Fall Forum, organized by the Stanford Medical School and the former Office of Community Health (currently the Office of Community Engagement) and sponsored by the Center of Excellence in…
TeachAids has formally partnered with the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE). SPICE will make the TeachAids Educator Handbook and all the TeachAids animated materials available to K-12 schools throughout the United States and in independent schools abroad. Due to the tremendous need of these HIV/AIDS materials, SPICE has agreed to distribute the TeachAids products…
Telugu and Tamil film actress Anushka Shetty has joined the TeachAids team. The talented heroine will be featured in the role of the female doctor in the Telugu animated tutorial. Anushka Shetty has been acting in Telugu films since 2005, and rose to the top with her debut in Puri Jagannath’s movie Super alongside leading…
South Indian actress Swati has kindly gifted her voice as the student character in the Telugu version of the TeachAids animation. Swati is a widely recognized youth actress and is known for her work in the Tamil and Telugu film industries. She is popular among Indian youth and has an uncanny way of connecting to…
Tanzanians in Nadosoito Primary School in Arusha Municipality of Tanzania were recently given a special screening of the TeachAids animations. Saruni Olodi, a Tanzanian working in nearby Arusha, came across the TeachAids animations online and was inspired to take action. Armed with the educational materials, Olodi organized the first HIV/AIDS training event for the Maasai…
Amol Palekar, the multifaceted personality, plays the voice of the male animated doctor in the Marathi version of the TeachAids animation. Palekar, a painter, theater practitioner and filmmaker, is known for his creative contributions to the fine arts and performing arts. He personified the boy-next-door image on celluloid, which changed the larger-than-life face of a hero…
TeachAids is pleased to announce that prominent Indian director, producer, and screenwriter, Mahesh Bhatt, has joined the TeachAids Advisory Board. Among other noteworthy efforts, Bhatt will be advising on strategic outreach efforts in order to draw-in rural and urban populations for the TeachAids animated works. Bhatt is one of those rare talents who has been able to…
Cultural icon Shabana Azmi‘s familiar voice will soon be heard across India, giving millions the necessary knowledge to protect themselves from HIV/AIDS, in the latest version of the TeachAids animations. Passionate about improving human health and welfare, Azmi gifted her voice for the English, Hindi and Urdu TeachAids animations at Octavius Studio in Bandra, Mumbai. Azmi’s…
Navdeep Pallapollu, the Telugu and Tamil film industry’s “heartthrob”, has kindly donated his voice to the Telugu TeachAids animations at the renowned Annapurna Studios in Hyderabad. Using his youthful charm, Navdeep plays the student character opposite the legendary Nagarjuna, to help educate millions about HIV prevention. In a career spanning only six years, Navdeep has…
